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Dec 2021
Walk-in boosters at Great Yorkshire Showground extended to Christmas Eve
Walk-in booster vaccinations will be available at Harrogate’s Great Yorkshire Showground until at least Christmas Eve, health bosses have confirmed.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night announced that every adult in Britain will be offered a covid booster jab by the end of December, as he warned there was a “tidal wave of Omicron coming”.
North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group has since confirmed that people over-18 will be able to get a jab at the showground without an appointment until December 24.
Staff at Yorkshire Health Network, a federation of the 17 GP practices in the Harrogate district, also said today the showground site was offering walk-in clinics for 12 to 18-year-olds from 2pm to 4pm on Wednesday and 2pm to 4pm on Monday next week.
On Christmas Eve, the vaccination site will be open from 9am until 11.30am.
Booked appointments
All adults will also be able to book appointments on the NHS national booking service from Wednesday.
Those who choose to book will be given appointments at either the Yorkshire Event Centre, Knaresborough’s Chain Lane pharmacy, Ripon racecourse or other pharmacy sites in the district.
So far, 74,680 booster vaccines have been given in the Harrogate district, according to government figures.
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70 infections today
Meanwhile, the Harrogate district has reported a further 70 covid cases, according to today’s government figures.
Data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that five suspected cases of the omicron variant have been reported in the district.
The Harrogate district’s covid rate now stands at 407 infections per 100,000 people.
Across the county, the average stands at 382 and the England rate is 515.
No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to NHS England.
Latest available figures show nine covid patients are being treated at Harrogate District Hospital.
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